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lorasvet [3.4K]
3 years ago
10

What is a “strain” of bacteria? How is it possible that some strains of staphylococcus aureus can be harmless, but others can be

deadly?
Biology
1 answer:
cluponka [151]3 years ago
4 0

A strain is a low-level taxonomic rank used at the intraspecific level (within a species). While the majority of the members of the same species have very high similarity in their genomes, there occasionally is a  proportion of the species that has a little different genome from the popular species group. This variability results in different strains on the species.

A harmless Staphylococcus aureus may have a muted virulence gene. However, either due to mutation of the gene or recombination with the harmful strain, a harmless Staphylococcus aureus could easily turn virulent (harmful).






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